Kuraray Chemical Co., Ltd.

Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Teruhiro Okada

Shushi Nishimura

Hideharu Iwasaki

Shigeki Oyama

Takeshi Fujino

Nozomu Sugo

Takanori Kitamura

Yuji Kawabuchi

Masaki Fukuura

Tatsuo Morotomi

Tsuyoshi Kowaka

Shohichi Takamoto

Activated carbon useful as polarizable electrode material for an electric double-layer capacitor can be obtained by mixing a carbonaceous material and an alkali metal hydroxide while maintaining a solid state, granulating the obtained mixture while maintaining its solid state, dehydrating the obtained granulated substance while maintaining its solid state, and subjecting the granulated dehydration product obtained in the dehydration step to an activation treatment. The preferred pressure of the granulation treatment in the granulation step is 0.01 to 300 Torr, and the preferred temperature of the granulation treatment is 90 to 140&#xb0; C. The preferred pressure of the dehydration treatment in the dehydration step is 0.01 to 10 Torr, and the preferred temperature of the dehydration treatment is 200 to 400&#xb0; C.

Method for manufacturing activated carbon, polarizable electrode, and electric double-layered capacitor

Preferably configured in ridge and recess irregularity, the inventive article provides adsorption of malodor components in air and also dust collecting function. It comprises woven sheet having coarse three dimensional structure whose areas of sheet surface as well as internal fiber structure allowable to contact to incoming outer air are formed with a binder layer made of latex or emulsion or non-solvent adhesive and such binder layer is adhered with activated carbon particles partially exposed. The process of adhereing activated carbon particles is conveniently performed by a fluidizing bed. The inventive sheet form fabric incorporates the particles with a high void ratio and uniformity and thereby exhibits high adsorptive rate and capacity, and exceedingly low pressure loss with such result that it is applicable regardless of high or air wind rate. Preferable use is a filter element of air-conditioner for cars.

Adsorbent article with dust collection function

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Okayama, Japan

Teruhiro Okada